Legal Opinion

Rayburn v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 11, 1998No. A98A0851PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

A jury convicted Sherilyn Rayburn of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1)) and of making an improper left turn (OCGA § 40-6-120). She alleges three errors: (i) the court charged the jury that her refusal to submit to a chemical test was admissible against her; (ii) the court admitted oral testimony of horizontal gaze nystagmus (“HGN”) test results even though the State failed to comply with Rayburn’s discovery request; and (iii) the court allowed a voir dire question concerning whether potential jurors felt a blood alcohol test…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. State v. MadiganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Durden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Birdsall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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